SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MATCHING REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS IN EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION-RELATED ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20090011395A1
• Filed: 07/03/2007
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barry R. Pulliam, Julia Louise Maiz, Marilyn Tompkins Gogolin, Michael Aaron Schmidt
• Original Assignee: Barry R. Pulliam, Julia Louise Maiz, Marilyn Tompkins Gogolin, Michael Aaron Schmidt
• Inventors: Pulliam, Barry R., Maiz, Julia Louise, Gogolin, Marilyn Tompkins, Schmidt, Michael Aaron
• Application Number:
  US11/773,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20090011395A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

Systems and methods of developing online courses suited to the needs of employers are provided. A course creation module allows employers or other interested parties specify desired attributes for prospective employees using a course creation module. Online courses are developed based on these specified needs.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of defining a course of study in a computer network, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a job type;

obtaining student learning outcomes for the selected job type;

presenting user selectable options for specifying whether the retrieved student learning outcomes are required or optional;

receiving input specifying at least one of required student learning outcomes and optional student learning outcomes;

receiving input indicative of a proficiency threshold for the specified required student learning outcomes; and

implementing an online course of study based on specified student learning outcomes and the proficiency threshold.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing students with online access to the course of study; and

assessing student performance in the course of study based on the student learning outcomes.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein assessing student performance comprises:

developing student examinations based on the student learning objectives; and

evaluating student performance based on whether the student performance meets the proficiency threshold for each required student learning outcome.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein evaluating the student performance comprises:

for each required student learning outcome;

creating a set questions related to the student learning outcome; and

determining, based on the proficiency threshold, a measure of the set of questions that must be correctly answered to achieve proficiency in the student learning outcome.

5. A computer-implemented method of creating an online course, the method comprising:

accessing a database to retrieve one or more attributes;

designating certain ones of the attributes as being related to a job profile;

defining a set of desired student learning outcomes based on the designated certain ones of the attributes; and

creating an online course based on the desired student learning outcomes.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

creating online performance tests based on the desired student learning outcomes;

delivering the online course and the online performance tests to enrolled students.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising assessing student performance in the online course based on the online performance tests.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the online performance tests comprises of questions related to the selected certain ones of the attributes.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the attributes comprise abilities.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the attributes comprise skills.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the attributes comprise knowledge.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein the attributes comprise work values.

13. An online course management system comprising:

a database storage module configured to store attributes related to a job profile;

a course creation module configured to receive the stored attributes and generate a course specification based on the attributes;

a testing module configured to create online performance tests based on the attributes, wherein the performance tests comprise questions related to the attributes; and

a performance assessment module configured to receive performance data from the performance test module and generate performance assessments on a per attribute basis.

14. The online course management system of claim 13, wherein the attributes comprise desired student learning outcomes.

15. The online course management system of claim 14, wherein the course creation module is further configured to receiving input indicative of a proficiency threshold rating for the desired student learning outcomes.

16. The online course management system of claim 15, wherein the performance assessment module is further configured to determine, based on the proficiency threshold rating, a percentage of the set of questions that must be correctly answered to achieve proficiency in the desired student learning outcomes.

17. An online course management system comprising:

means for storing attributes related to a job profile;

means for receiving the stored attributes and generating a course specification based on the attributes;

means for creating online performance tests based on the attributes, wherein the performance tests comprises sets of questions related to the attributes; and

means for receiving performance data from the performance test module and generate performance assessments on a per attribute basis.